MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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